At today’s trilogue, the most controversial issues in the two-years long Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence legislative process – climate obligations, civil liability, and exemptions for the financial sector – are at stake. The decision-makers in the room have an opportunity to change how we hold corporations accountable – but will they rise to the occasion? …
EU Agriculture Council challenges the deregulation of new GMOs
Today, Europe’s agriculture ministers challenged the Spanish presidency’s proposal to widely deregulate the new generation of genetically modified plants (new GMOs, or now so-called ‘new genomic techniques’ or NGT). The ministers’ evident lack of support [1] is a warning to lawmakers that excluding new GMOs from the current EU GMO rules would flood European fields …
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Buildings Law revision leaves energy poor trapped in leaky, dangerous homes
Brussels, December 8, 2023 – Following the last political trilogue yesterday, it is clear that the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) framework falls short in both ambition and prioritisation of the worst performing homes to actually achieve one of the most important goals of the renovation wave: deliver better living-standards for Europeans. This is …
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Delay of EU-Mercosur deal, a relief for peoples & environmental justice
After 20 years of negotiations, the outdated EU-Mercosur trade deal has been delayed again. The promoters of the deal hoped to announce a political agreement at the Mercosur summit held today but Argentina and France refused to give their green light for a ratification. A political agreement was reached in 2019 but its ratification stopped …
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New GMOs: What citizens, farmers, food operators & nature can expect from EU agri ministers
On 10-11 December, EU agriculture ministers will try to reach a general agreement on the European Commission’s proposal to widely deregulate the new generation of genetically modified organisms (new GMOs, also called new genomic techniques). Under the Spanish Council presidency, ministers have largely supported the Commission’s deregulation approach. However, the majority required to green-light the …
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COP 28: EU must push fossil fuel phase-out and equitable climate action
Rich countries most responsible for the climate crisis must take the lead in pursuing a just and equitable transition away from all fossil fuels and providing finance to developing countries, rather than wasting time on carbon markets, risky technofixes and other misguided approaches, affirm Friends of the Earth International (FoEI), as UN climate talks are …
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